Four arrested in Oshawa credit card scam

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OSHAWA -- Four men were arrested Saturday after Durham police say stolen credit cards were used at local Walmart stores.

On Saturday at around 5 p.m., three men at the Walmart on King Street East in Oshawa used stolen credit cards to buy numerous electronic items and left the store in a black Lexus, driven by a fourth person, police say.

Responding officers checked the Walmart on Hwy. 2 in Bowmanville and located the suspect vehicle. The driver was arrested and three male suspects were arrested in the electronics department of the store.

Christopher Baylor, 23 of Muirland Crescent in Brampton, is charged with fraud under $5,000; possession of property obtained by a crime; possession of identity documents; and unlawfully possessing counterfeit government documents. He was held for a bail hearing.

Felix Owusu-Prempeh, 21, of Pathmaster Road in Brampton, Josua Amuza, 18, of Severin Street in Brampton, and Derek Ofori, 20, of Balmoral Drive in Brampton, are charged with fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by a crime. Mr. Ofori was held for a bail hearing and Mr. Owusu-Prempeh and Mr. Amuza were released with conditions until their court date.

Anyone with new information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Waters of the Major Crime Fraud Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5702.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.